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Weekly News
Happy (early) Halloween, neighbors. While you are preparing to enjoy the spooky festivities this week, please remember that Tuesday, October
Accountability
Louis Jung Jr. died after he was allegedly denied insulin inside a Philly prison. His family claims the city and its prison healthcare company showed “deliberate indifference” to his need for emergency medical care.
Weekly News
Hello there, neighbors. Keeping the spirit of the spooky season going all month long, we’ve got another list of
Arts & Culture
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Weekly News
Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day, neighbors. Here’s a list of events from Visit Philadelphia to attend and celebrate in solidarity
Newsroom Announcements
This year, Kensington Voice hosted “Beyond the Mic,” an International Podcast Day panel discussion and mixer.
Weekly News
Hello there, neighbors. We hope you all enjoyed your weekend. Here’s this week’s roundup. News (in case you
Accountability
The trust ruled in favor of funding for Kensington schools, parks, and housing, but against home repairs and small business support.
Accountability
Community leaders and residents believe funding environmental conditions that will improve the lives of families and children is a step toward repairing the harms the open-air drug market has caused the neighborhood.
Accountability
The Office of Prison Oversight would amend Philadelphia’s Home Rule Charter, which is like the city’s constitution.
Accountability
The hearing announcement comes after Lozada introduced a bill earlier this month that would ban mobile service units in most of District 7.
Weekly News
Hello there, neighbors. While it may have already started for some, spooky season is officially upon us. We’re looking
Small Business
Thomas Sheridan is opening a grocery store on Kensington Avenue near Tioga Street with the community and small, local businesses in mind.
Accountability
State Sens. Greg Rothman and Christine Tartaglione, along with most of the 13-member opioid settlement trust, voted “no” to Philadelphia’s spending on Kensington eviction prevention, home repairs, and improvements to schools and parks. The trust will hear the city’s appeal on Oct. 3.
Weekly News
Hello there, neighbors. As the trees begin to shed their leaves and the flannels return in fashion for the season,
Clean Streets
The new Pennsylvania Adult and Teen Challenge (PAATC) center is open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with plans to eventually offer nighttime hours.
Accountability
About 40 people disrupted a criminal legal system panel at the Parkway Central Free Library on Tuesday night to protest the recent deaths of Amanda Cahill and Michael McKinnis.
Accountability
Women incarcerated near Cahill at the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center said “the banging was so loud that people couldn't sleep."
Weekly News
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month, neighbors. We hope you have plans to celebrate with fellow community members. If not, we got
Kids in Kensington
Engaging with people who deal drugs is key to breaking up Kensington’s open-air drug market, but city leaders have overlooked this population while creating new law enforcement strategies for the neighborhood, says Ride Free.
Accountability
Cahill, a mother of two sons, was one of 34 people arrested for narcotics violations and outstanding warrants in a coordinated police sweep under Mayor Cherelle Parker’s Kensington initiative.
Weekly News
We are back at it with your weekly roundup of events and resources.
Accountability
If the legislation is enacted, those who violate the policy could receive up to a $500 fine.
Accountability
Police arrested 34 people for “narcotics violations,” including drug paraphernalia and possession, as well as outstanding warrants
